No More Hatorade In Cubs Dugout
Cubs are removing machine that was the target of the players' ire.
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Sorry, Derrek Lee. Your refreshing cup of Gatorade will come from a cooler now.
If a little boy doesn't take care of his toys, you have to take them away. Cubs, consider yourselves disciplined, as you are losing your Gatorade machine. That's what you get for beating up the Gatorade dispenser that replaced the coolers from previous seasons.
Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster, it looks like you've ruined it for everyone.
The Cubs are removing the machine for safety reasons. Both Dempster and Zambrano have taken a bat to the machine in anger, and pieces from the machine could fly off and hit players and coaches. Safety is first, and the Cubs are recognizing that their players will have tempers that will flare up. The last thing that the Cubs need, in an already tumultuous season, is for a player to get smacked in the eye with an errant Gatorade machine piece. As mom always says, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
So, goodbye, Gatorade machine. You gave the team some laughs, some good times, some excellent rehydration, but now it's time for you to fly.
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Posted Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 - 4:26 PM CST
